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portentous
01
extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events, often suggesting something bad or threatening
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
qualitative
Superlative
most portentous
Comparative
more portentous
gradable
Examples
The dark clouds gathering on the horizon looked portentous, hinting at a severe storm approaching.
02
puffed up with vanity
Lexical Tree
portentously
portentous
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